House of Bernhardt

The Bernhardt family is a French acting family who are descended from Sarah Bernhardt. Famous members include Maurice Bernhardt Jr. and Alexei Bernhardt.

Notable members
Maurice Bernhardt Jr. (3 February 1896 - 6 November 1977) was a French film actor, director, producer, and screenwriter with a career spanning over five decades.

He is also known for marrying Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna of Russia, the only surviving member of the Russian Imperial Family.

Biography
Maurice Bernhardt Jr. was born in Paris, France on 3 February 1896 as the youngest of three children. His parents, Maurice Bernhardt and Princess Maria Jablonowska had given birth to his twin sister, Lysiane five minutes earlier. Their eldest sibling, Simone was only six at the time.

His grandmother was Sarah Bernhardt, a stage performer who was dubbed the world's most famous person at the time. During his youth, Maurice was often surrounded by her work and sometimes performed alongside her. His growing infatuation with theatre resulted him in persuing an acting career at the age of eight.

When France entered the World War I in 1914, Maurice was chosen to perform in front wounded soldiers.

While attending a gala in 1924, Bernhardt met Grand Duchess Anastasia Nikolaevna and soon fell in love with her. The two married in 1926. Their first child Maurice was born on 22 May 1927, but unfortunately passed away two weeks later. Their youngest child is Louis Bernhardt, who became famous in his own right.

Because of his Jewish ancestry, Bernhardt along with the rest of his family fled Paris during the Invasiob of France in 1940. They eventually settled in Montreal, Quebec before returning to France after the war.

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 * Marriage of Anastasia (1926 - 1977)
 * Children: Maria (born 1928), Sarah (born 1931), Lous (born 1934)

Louis Bernhardt (born 14 May 1934)